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Gaetti became the Twins' regular third baseman in 1982 and was a fixture at third for the club for nine seasons. In addition to averaging 22 homers a year during that time, he won four straight Gold Gloves from 1986 to 1989 and was an All-Star in 1988 and 1989. He played a major role when the club won the 1987 World Series, hitting 3 homers in the postseason and being named 1987 ALCS MVP.

His production fell off sharply in 1989, as his batting average dropped 50 points and his OPS fell from .905 in 1988 to .690. It was noted that Gaetti's career declined at the same time he became a born-again Christian, and that the Twins' clubhouse atmosphere was negatively affected as a result.[1]

Gaetti set a record on July 17, 1990, by starting two triple plays in a game against the Boston Red Sox; it was the only time in major league history that a team had ever turned two triple plays in the same game. After finishing a subpar 1990 season (when he hit a career-low .229 with 16 homers), Gaetti became a free agent and signed a four-year, $11.4 million contract with the California Angels. However, he struggled in his two-plus seasons with the team, hitting .234 with just 30 home runs in that time. Gaetti was released in June of the 1993 campaign after appearing in only 20 games. He then caught on with the Kansas City Royals and put up somewhat better numbers in his first season and a half there. In 1995, he bounced back and had his finest year in nearly a decade, clubbing 35 homers with the Royals, just one short of their franchise record held by Steve Balboni, and being named an American LeagueSilver Slugger for the first (and only) time in his career.

Prior to the 1996 season, Gaetti signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, and he played two and a half seasons with the club. He was let go by the Cards during the 1998 season and picked up by the Chicago Cubs less than a week later, becoming the only player to be a teammate of both Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa during their record-breaking campaign. He was released by the Cubs after the 1999 season. Gaetti signed with the Boston Red Sox in 2000 but announced his retirement less than two weeks into the season.